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Women have witnessed a friendship decline too, but it has been far less pronounced. Slightly more than one in four (27 percent) men have six or more close friends today. Fifteen percent of men have no close friendships at all, a fivefold increase since 1990. Men appear to have suffered a far steeper decline than women. Thirty years ago, a majority of men (55 percent) reported having at least six close friends, Today, that number has been cut in half. In the past three decades, American friendship groups have become smaller and the number of Americans without any close confidants has risen sharply.īut these changes have not affected Americans equally. As Americans venture back out to reclaim their social lives, a new report reveals a profound change in the nature of American friendships. One of the most important changes revealed by May American Perspectives Survey is the decline of close friendships.